PlayStation Classic console is $39.99 at Walmart

On Feb 12, 2019

Sony’s PlayStation Classic mini console is $39.99 at Walmart for a limited time. This is $60 off the price at which it debuted in November, though you can usually find the console for a little over $50. Similar in approach to Nintendo’s popular NES Classic and SNES Classic, the PlayStation Classic includes a single wired controller and comes with 20 preinstalled games from the PS1 era, including Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3, Twisted Metal, and Final Fantasy VII.

There are a handful of reasons why it’s gotten so cheap in so little time. Due to a rather weak game selection (where are UmJammer Lammy, Resident Evil 2, or Legend of Dragoon?) and questionable emulation choices (pushing 50Hz PAL format for some games), it hasn’t been as…